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Meaning of 'putrefaction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Putrefaction [ n.]
- The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.
- The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied.

Meaning of 'putrefaction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . putrefaction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
Example in sentence:
  • its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity;
  • moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration;
  • Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction;
  • the luxury and corruption among the upper classes

Nearby Words:

put put-off put-up putage putamen putanism putative putchuck puteal puteli

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